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What Was Neoliberalism?
Studies in the Most Recent Phase of Capitalism, 1973-2008
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Ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in political economy, social theory, and contemporary history, particularly those seeking a critical and nuanced understanding of neoliberalism and its impact on society.
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Eminent scholar-activist Neil Davidson's brilliance is on full display in this posthumous work, a timely and prescient introduction to the neoliberal era.
While it is widely agreed that neoliberalism arose in the wake of the global economic crisis of the 1970s, there remains much debate about how to understand its significance and even how to define it. Is it best seen as an ideology of free market fundamentalism, a series of policy decisions gutting the public sector and breaking unions, or as an era of capitalist development with its own logic?
Bringing his considerable intellectual breadth and characteristic generosity to bear on this question, Neil Davidson shows that to truly appreciate what is unique about neoliberalism, and what marks it out as a continuation of capitalism more generally, it is necessary to examine its social dimensions. What Was Neoliberalism? holds fast to Davidson's conviction that thoroughly understanding the past means being better prepared for the struggles of the future.
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While specific reviews for this title are not provided, Neil Davidson has been acclaimed for his profound scholarship and intellectual depth in related works. His previous books have been praised for resetting debates and offering sophisticated political and historical analysis, suggesting this book embodies similar qualities.
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ISBN: 9781642599152
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 November 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 270
About the Author
Neil Davidson (1957-2020) lectured in Sociology at the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Glasgow. He authored The Origins of Scottish Nationhood, Discovering the Scottish Revolution, for which he was awarded the Deutscher Memorial Prize, How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? (2012), Holding Fast to an Image of the Past (2014) and We Cannot Escape History (2015). Davidson was on the editorial boards of rs21 and the Scottish Left Project website, and was a member of the Radical Independence Campaign.
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